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Am massivley unsure about seeing them at the Barfly on Friday. Heartworm is in my top ten albums ever but I never saw 'em first time round and wonder whether I should just keep it that way. If the gig isn't outstanding I'll probably kill myself (alright I won't but I'd rather not risk tainting the album).

This, and other unimportant-in-the-grander-scheme-of-things worries...

Perhaps I built it up too much in my head, having grown up on Heartworm but I don't think I've ever been so disappointed by a gig.

Fearghal was just embarrassing: absolutely fucking wrecked by 9pm, barely able to stand, he can't sing for shit anymore, forgetting lyrics, acting like the pissed uncle at a wedding. In their first London date for 11 years, you'd think that'd be the one time he could show some self restraint with the booze...Then the two bald guitarists jumping around like they were in Sum fucking 41! It just completely ruined the tone of the tracks from Heartworm watching those gurning tits, while the singer stumbled and hugged people and danced around like a terrible Morrissey rip off.

I'm probably going to look back on this in the morning and cringe - but even if I do, Fearghal should be cringing 10 times harder. That was shameful compared to what it should have been.

I didn't go in the end - didn't want to risk it, would have been on my own and was also massively hungover. So while it sounds like I made the right choice it sounds totally awful for you (er and lots of others). What a damn shame.